Antiskid chain



April 6 1926. 1,579,813

F. M. HARGREAVES ANTISKID CHAIN Filed July '7, 1924 V 31a/vanto@ W F/ffmfm/swfmfA//fs Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITso-srarss istanze Fries.

rarest ANTISKID CHAIN.

Application ledJuly 7, 1924. Serial No. 724,66,

To allrorom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. HAR- eRnAvns, a citizen of VtheV UnitedV States, residing at Carterville, in the county of Williamson and State of Illinois, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Antiskid Chains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automobile appliances and more particularly to anti-skid chains which are particularly adapted for pneumatic tires of the balloon type, but which are susceptible for use with other types of tires. y

The primary object of the invention is to provide an anti-skid chain which will not press into the tire, thereby preventing injuryto the tire and assuring the effectiveness of thechain at all times.

A further object of the invention is toy provide an anti-skid device embodying traction lugs arranged in transverse alignment across the tread of the tire, said lugs being adapted to extend the full width of the tread so as to assure the effective gripping of the roadway .under all conditions.

A further object of the invention is to provide an anti-skidding chain embodyingr a plurality of anti-skid lugs incorporated with the chain, the lugs including flat bases for engaging a relatively large area of the tire surface for preventing injury of the tire by the lugs and for preventing the lugs from being pressed up into the tire, so that the road' gripping qualities thereof will not be lost.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the above character, which will be durable and eficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a small cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings,

Figure l is atransverse section through the improved anti-skid chain, the cross chains and anti-skid lugs being shown in edge elevation,

Figure 2 is'atop plan view of the cross chains and the novel anti-skid lugs,

Figure 3 is a detailperspective view of one of the novel anti-skid lugs,

y slots 12.

Figure a isa detail perspective view of one of the hooks carried by one of the transverse chains for engaging.tliecircumferentially extending side chains of thedevice.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein` similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates the improved anti-skid chain which comprises circumferentially extending side chains 5 and 6 whichean be of any preferred character and connected in place in any desired way. The' circumferentially extending side chains 5 and 6 are connectedV at equi-distantly spaced points by the transversely extending road gripping members 7.

Each of the road gripping members 7 embodies a centrally disposed road gripping .lug 8 which includes a flat oblong shaped base plate 9 which is adapted to engage the tread 0f the tire for preventing the lug from pressing too far into the tire. As shownthe fiat base plate 9 extends transversely of thev tire and has arranged at each end thereof road gripping lugs 9 and 10. rIhese lugs 9 and i() extend longitudinally of the tire and are formed on the outer faces of flat elongated base plates 11 which are adapted to engage the tire. The base plates 9 and'li of the lugs 8, 9 and 10 have formed therein adjacent to the terminals thereof slots 12 and the base plates .l1 of ythe lugs 9 and l() are connected to the terminals of the baseV plate 9 of the lug 8 by ydiagonally extending rlinks 13 which extend through thel In order to permit the connecting of the lugs 9 and 10 with the circumferentially extending side chains 5 and 6 diagonally extending chains 14 are secured to the base plates llas clearly shownin Figures 1 and' ferentially of the tire willl prevent lateral lballoon tiresy but which can be effectively used on the Ordinar)7 type of high pressure tires, the device being so arranged as to prevent lateral skidding of the tires over a road Way and to permit the irni gripping of the road.

Changes as in detail may he made without departing from the spirit or. the scope oi this invention, but,

lVhat l claim as new is An anti-skid device comprising an elongated plate adapted to extend transversely of the crest of a pneumatic tire shoe and provided with openings in its ends, a pair of elongated plates yadapted to loe positioned upon opposite sides of the crest of 15 together., and means for securing said pair 20 of plates in position on a tire.

ln testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FREDERICK M. HARGREAVES. 

